cooking with love and affection…

Chocolate Surprise Cake

I mentioned in a previous post that our friend, Karen, was recently killed in a hit-and-run car accident in New York City. At her memorial, we received a program that included a few of Karen’s favorite recipes. Karen loved to cook and hold wonderful dinner parties. I made her cake because, not only did it sound interesting, I wanted to honor her memory.

When Adam and I saw Karen’s recipe for chocolate surprise cake, we knew we had to try it. I was intrigued and a bit shocked to find out that the surprise was sauerkraut. Yes, sauerkraut. The same sauerkraut that you enjoy on bratwurst and hot dogs. That very same sauerkraut was in this lovely recipe for chocolate cake! I was a little nervous about it, but Karen loved it & who knows, it might become a new favorite of ours.

I brought the cake over to our friend’s house for a small Oscar party. I let them know what the “surprise” in Chocolate Surprise Cake was, and they, too, seemed excited and curious. The first bite was taken a little tentatively, but after realizing that the frosting was amazing, and the sauerkraut really just added texture and not a bunch of salty flavor, they were game. What a fun chocolate cake!

I wanted to compliment your photos of the food, they are great. I have had my own business selling my handmade crafts and I thought jewelry was the hardest thing to photograph ever, but I finally got the hang of it. Then I started a blog for fun and included recipes, food is incredibly hard to photograph, I haven’t got it down quite yet! LOL